Palettes / Colors / #FF2A00

#FF2A00 — Vivid Red

#FF2A00 is a red color we call Vivid Red, closest to the named color OrangeRed (#FF4500). It belongs to the red family.

#FF2A00 is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #00D5FF; it also sits naturally between #FF0055 and #FFAA00. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 100% · Green 16% · Blue 0%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 84% · Yellow 100% · Key 0%

Previews

CSS code for #FF2A00

.text { color: #FF2A00; }
.background { background-color: #FF2A00; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FF2A00; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 42, 0); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(10, 100%, 50%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FF2A00; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 42, 0, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FF2A00; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 42, 0, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FF2A00">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FF2A00">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FF2A00

Tints of #FF2A00

Tones of #FF2A00

Color harmonies

Complementary — #00D5FF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FF2A00: #000000.

How #FF2A00 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with #FF2A00 or a close neighbour

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FF29FF  ·  #FF2A01 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FF2A00?

#FF2A00 is Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 255, 42, 0). Its closest standard named color is OrangeRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FF2A00?

#FF2A00 is RGB 255, 42, 0 — HSL 10°, 100%, 50% — CMYK 0%, 84%, 100%, 0%.

What colors go with #FF2A00?

Its complement is #00D5FF; analogous partners are #FF0055 and #FFAA00. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FF2A00 for text?

Black text on #FF2A00 has a contrast ratio of 5.58:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.76:1.